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The sacrifice of thankfulness A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, the third of December,…The sacrifice of thankefulnesse A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, the third of December,…
The sacrifice of thankfulness A sermon preached at Pauls Cross, the third of December, being the first Aduentuall Sunday, anno 1615. By Tho. Adams. Whereunto are annexed five other of his sermons preached in London, and else-where; never before printed. ...The sacrifice of thankefulnesse A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, the third of December, being the first Aduentuall Sunday, anno 1615. By Tho. Adams. Whereunto are annexed fiue other of his sermons preached in London, and else-where; neuer before printed. ...
London: printed by Thomas Purfoot for Clement Knight, 1616
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THE SACRIFICE OF THANKFULNESS, › Confidence.THE SACRIFICE OF THANKFVLNESSE, › Confidence.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This fellow Binds, but he'll near Bind the Sacrifice: his conscience shall be loose enough. I could say much to this Binder, if there were any hope of him. But I remember a true story, that a friend told me of an Usurer. There was a Godly Preacher in his Parish, that did beat down with all just convictions, and honest reproofs that sin. Many Usurers flocked to his Church, ⟨p. 29⟩because he was a man of note. Among the rest, this Usurer did bid him often to dinner, and used him very kindly. Not long after this Preacher began to forbear Usury; not in any connivance or partiality; but because he had dealt plentifully with it; and now his Text led him not to it.
This fellow Bindes, but he'l neare Bind the Sacrifice: his conscience shall be loose enough. I could say much to this Binder, if there were any hope of him. But I remember a true story, that a friend told me of an Vsurer. There was a Godly Preacher in his Parish, that did beate downe with all iust conuictions, and honest reproofes that sinne. Many Vsurers flocked to his Church, ⟨p. 29⟩because he was a man of note. Among the rest, this Vsurer did bid him often to dinner, and vsed him very kindly. Not long after this Preacher began to forbeare Vsurie; not in any conniuence or partiallitie; but because he had dealt plentyfully with it; and now his Text led him not to it.
Now begins the Usurer to be heavy, sorrowing and discontent; And turned his former kindness into sullenness. The Preacher must needs observe it, and boldly asked him the reasons of this sudden aversion. The Usurer replied. If you had held on your first Course to inveigh against Usury, I had some hope you would ha•e put all the Usurers down; and so I should have had the better Vent and Custom for my Money. For my part, say what you will, I never meant to leave it: But I should have been beholding to you, if you could have made me an Usurer alone. You see the hope of an Usurers Conversion.